Digital BW, The Print

Brightcube semi matte is a nice paper.But it has one major problem.When you
look at the print front-facing,90 degrees,it's ok. If you look at certain
angles,the reflection of light on it makes it very odd-looking! This does
not happens with matte papers or glossy ones.I tried spraying it but it does
not help. Any hints?
Andre

This is called bronzing...you are not spraying enough...how many coats what
are spray are you using?  Bronzing is gone for me with semi-matte (and other
semi-gloss papers, eg., Kodak Ultima) after one coat of spray...but I spray
with 4 light coats to increase dmax further and to make sure the pigment is
sealed.  Semi-matte performs identically with respect to this as all of the
other semi-gloss/luster papers that I've tried.  Gloss papers typically
bronze even worse...what inks set are using?  I've used MIS FS-N inks in the
past...but I'm getting stunning results with the Piezotones.

Robert

PS  I submitted a sprayed semi-matte print in the July DigitalBW print
exchange...if you know anyone on that list you can see it.

On 7/10/02 6:33 PM, "André Vallejo" <avs@...> wrote:

> Brightcube semi matte is a nice paper.But it has one major problem.When you
> look at the print front-facing,90 degrees,it's ok. If you look at certain
> angles,the reflection of light on it makes it very odd-looking! This does
> not happens with matte papers or glossy ones.I tried spraying it but it does
> not help. Any hints?
> Andre
> 
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Well,I spayed two coats.It\ufffds not Krylon,is a local brand I found (no Krylon
around in Brazil...) I use VM-MIS. Odd,isn\ufffdt it...?
Andr\ufffd


Message: 5
   Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 09:41:07 -0700

   From: Robert Morrison <rmorrison@...>
Subject: Re: Brightcube semi matte

This is called bronzing...you are not spraying enough...how many coats what
are spray are you using?  Bronzing is gone for me with semi-matte (and other
semi-gloss papers, eg., Kodak Ultima) after one coat of spray...but I spray
with 4 light coats to increase dmax further and to make sure the pigment is
sealed.  Semi-matte performs identically with respect to this as all of the
other semi-gloss/luster papers that I've tried.  Gloss papers typically
bronze even worse...what inks set are using?  I've used MIS FS-N inks in the
past...but I'm getting stunning results with the Piezotones.

Robert

At 10:41 AM 7/11/2002, Robert wrote:
>This is called bronzing...you are not spraying enough...how many coats what
>are spray are you using?  Bronzing is gone for me with semi-matte (and other
>semi-gloss papers, eg., Kodak Ultima) after one coat of spray...but I spray
>with 4 light coats to increase dmax further and to make sure the pigment is
>sealed.  Semi-matte performs identically with respect to this as all of the
>other semi-gloss/luster papers that I've tried.  Gloss papers typically
>bronze even worse...what inks set are using?  I've used MIS FS-N inks in the
>past...but I'm getting stunning results with the Piezotones.

What spray do you use?

Stan

================================
Photography by Stan McQueen
http://www.smcqueen.com

On 7/12/02 7:20 AM, "Stan McQueen" <stan@...> wrote:

> At 10:41 AM 7/11/2002, Robert wrote:
>> This is called bronzing...you are not spraying enough...how many coats what
>> are spray are you using?  Bronzing is gone for me with semi-matte (and other
>> semi-gloss papers, eg., Kodak Ultima) after one coat of spray...but I spray
>> with 4 light coats to increase dmax further and to make sure the pigment is
>> sealed.  Semi-matte performs identically with respect to this as all of the
>> other semi-gloss/luster papers that I've tried.  Gloss papers typically
>> bronze even worse...what inks set are using?  I've used MIS FS-N inks in the
>> past...but I'm getting stunning results with the Piezotones.
> 
> What spray do you use?
>

Krylon UV Resistant Clear (#1305).  Its available in a large can for about
$5 from many art supply stores (e.g., Utrect, Pearl, etc.).

I put down four light coats about 10-30 sec apart (depending on drying
conditions).  You need good ventilation.

There is a large amount of information in the archives on gloss/semi-gloss
papers and spraying.  Search under the word gloss and brightcube.  I started
a thread called Glossy Paper Screen.

Robert

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